TY - GEN A1 - Chen, Siyi A1 - Glasauer, Stefan A1 - Müller, Hermann J. A1 - Conci, Markus T1 - Surface filling-in and contour interpolation contribute independently to Kanizsa figure formation T2 - Journal of Experimental Psychology Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0000540 SN - 1939-1277 SN - 0096-1523 VL - 44 IS - 9 SP - 1399 EP - 1413 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Shi, Zhuanghua A1 - Allenmark, Fredrik A1 - Theisinger, Laura A. A1 - Pistorius, Rasmus L. A1 - Glasauer, Stefan A1 - Müller, Hermann J. A1 - Falter-Wagner, Christine M. T1 - Predictive Processing in ASD: The Atypical Iterative Prior Updating Account JF - Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100468 SN - 2667-1743 VL - 5 IS - 3 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Zang, Xuelian A1 - Zhu, Xiuna A1 - Allenmark, Fredrik A1 - Wu, Jiao A1 - Müller, Hermann J. A1 - Glasauer, Stefan A1 - Shi, Zhuanghua T1 - Duration reproduction under memory pressure : modeling the roles of visual memory load in duration encoding and reproduction T2 - bioRxiv N2 - Duration estimates are often biased by the sampled statistical context, yielding the classical central-tendency effect, i.e., short durations are over- and long duration underestimated. Most studies of the central-tendency bias have primarily focused on the integration of the sensory measure and the prior information, without considering any cognitive limits. Here, we investigated the impact of cognitive (visual working-memory) load on duration estimation in the duration encoding and reproduction stages. In four experiments, observers had to perform a dual, attention-sharing task: reproducing a given duration (primary) and memorizing a variable set of color patches (secondary). We found an increase in memory load (i.e., set size) during the duration-encoding stage to increase the central-tendency bias, while shortening the reproduced duration in general; in contrast, increasing the load during the reproduction stage prolonged the reproduced duration, without influencing the central tendency. By integrating an attentional-sharing account into a hierarchical Bayesian model, we were able to predict both the general over- and underestimation and the central-tendency effects observed in all four experiments. The model suggests that memory pressure during the encoding stage increases the sensory noise, which elevates the central-tendency effect. In contrast, memory pressure during the reproduction stage only influences the monitoring of elapsed time, leading to a general duration over-reproduction without impacting the central tendency. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.10.479853 SP - 1 EP - 34 PB - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory CY - Cold Spring Harbor ER - TY - GEN A1 - Zang, Xuelian A1 - Wu, Jiao A1 - Zhu, Xiuna A1 - Allenmark, Fredrik A1 - Müller, Hermann J. A1 - Glasauer, Stefan A1 - Shi, Zhuanghua T1 - Duration reproduction under memory pressure : modeling the roles of visual memory set size in duration encoding and reproduction T2 - Cognition N2 - Duration estimates are systematically biased toward the mean of recently sampled intervals, a central-tendency effect typically attributed to the integration of sensory evidence with prior expectation. Yet the role of concurrent cognitive demands in shaping these biases has remained largely unexplored. Across five experiments, we investigated how visual working-memory set size influences duration estimation when imposed during encoding, reproduction, or both phases of a duration-reproduction task. Participants reproduced visual intervals while maintaining one, three, or five colors in memory. Increasing memory set size during encoding consistently shortened reproductions and strengthened central-tendency effect, whereas increasing set size during reproduction lengthened reproductions without altering central tendency. To account for these opposing effects, we developed a hierarchical Bayesian model incorporating attention-sharing mechanisms, which captured how increasing set size alters both bias and precision across experimental contexts. The model identifies encoding as the critical locus at which larger set sizes elevate uncertainty and enhances reliance on prior information. Our findings reveal that working-memory demands modulate duration estimation through stage-specific interference and highlight broader implications for magnitude perception under cognitive load. KW - Time perception KW - Dual-task performance KW - Attention-sharing KW - Cognitive load KW - Bayesian integration KW - Central-tendency effect Y1 - 2026 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106479 SN - 0010-0277 SN - 1873-7838 VL - 271 SP - 1 EP - 17 PB - Elsevier BV CY - Amsterdam ER -